Concrete Pool Decks in Newton MA - a deck that gives your pool edge room to move
Cracks spreading across the deck or chips at the coping? I'll tell you straight if it can be coated or needs a new pour.
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Should your pool deck be coated or poured new?
A concrete pool deck is the poured surface around your pool that runs up to the coping, the cap along the pool's edge. In Newton we either pour a new deck or repair and coat the one you have.
Most people call when the deck has cracked, sunk in spots or started flaking after a few winters, and the first question is whether it can be saved. The price mostly moves with the size of the deck, whether the old concrete has to come out, how much repair has to happen before any coating and which finish you pick. The schedule turns on the weather for the pour, the curing time, which is the wait while the concrete hardens before you use it, and any city review your yard needs. You get your own figure in the estimate, once I've seen the deck.
How do you know your pool deck needs work?
Cracks back through the coating
Thin lines showing up again through a deck that was coated a few years ago usually mean the cracks underneath were never fixed and the coating just covered them. Every winter water gets into those lines and freezes, so they widen and the next coat fails faster.
Sections sinking or tipping
When one slab sits lower than the next or tips toward the pool, the dirt under it has usually settled or washed out. If you wait, that edge becomes a trip spot for wet bare feet, and the water pooling there keeps softening the ground underneath.
Flaking, pitted surface
A top that peels off in flakes or leaves sandy grit on your feet usually means the surface was weak from the pour or has broken down through freezing and thawing. It spreads a little more each winter, and past a certain point you're paying for a replacement instead of a repair.
How we handle concrete pool decks
On an existing deck I start by checking whether it's sound enough to coat or moving too much, and if a coating would only hide cracks, I'll tell you so. On a new deck we dig out and pack the subgrade, the dirt and stone the slab sits on, and we set the slope so water runs away from the pool and the house. We add rebar, steel bars that hold the slab together if it cracks. We pour in the cooler part of the day so the top doesn't dry too fast and turn dusty. Then we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the concrete a place to crack where you won't notice it, and finish with a broom, which leaves a light texture for grip under wet feet. Where the deck meets the pool edge we leave a gap and seal it so the deck has room to move. If the budget gets tight, I'd rather trim the finish than the base, because the base gets buried on the first day and it's what decides whether your deck settles.
Pool jobs usually touch other work in the yard. If you step down from the back door to the deck, we can build concrete steps to match it, and a pool house or equipment shed gets its own base through our slab foundation building work.
Repair and coat
This suits a deck that's sound and holding still, with surface wear or small cracks we can fix first. It costs less than tearing the deck out, but only when the slab underneath isn't moving.
Tear out and pour new
This suits a deck that has sunk, rocks underfoot or has wide cracks in several places, because a coating won't stay put on a slab that keeps shifting. You get a new base, new joints and a proper gap at the pool edge.
Choosing the finish
A broom finish is the plain, grippy surface most pool owners go with. Stamped or colored finishes look dressier and cost more, and we'll talk through what each one means for your deck at the estimate.
Get a written estimate for your pool deck
We respond within one business day to set a time for me to see the deck. The estimate is free, done at your house and written out so you can compare it, with no pressure and no obligation.
Call (617) 644-7325What happens when you call about a pool deck in Newton?
Here's how a pool deck job goes on your end, from the first call to the day I walk you around the finished deck.
Call and set a visit
You call or send the form, and we pick a time for me to come see the deck. We take calls until 9 PM every day, so you can reach us after work.
I walk the deck with you
I look at the deck, ask how your family uses it and walk you through your choices right there. Then you get a written estimate that spells out the mix, the prep, the cleanup and who handles any permits, so you know what you're paying for before you decide.
We protect the yard and pour
We protect your yard and house as we work, and we keep noisy work inside Newton's construction hours, generally 7 AM to 7 PM on weekdays and 8 AM to 7 PM on Saturday. Work on a Sunday or holiday needs a permit approved by the Mayor, so we plan the pour around that.
Walk the finished deck together
When we're done, I walk the deck with you and show you how to care for it, including the sealed gap at the pool edge. That way you know what to look for each spring.
Why Newton homeowners call Excel Newton Concrete for pool decks
On a pool deck, what matters most is what you can't see once it's done, the packed base and the sealed gap at the coping. Set up a visit and I'll show you what that means for your own deck.
I look at your deck myself
I come out to see the job in person, and my crew does the work with me on site. The person who priced your deck is the one standing there on pour day, so nothing gets lost between the estimate and the work.
Pouring concrete since 2017
We've been in business since 2017, and I learned the trade pouring foundations and slabs on new construction before moving to homes where families live. That's why I pay as much attention to what's under a slab as to its surface.
Licensed and insured for your job
We're fully licensed and insured. If something goes wrong on your property during the work, you aren't the one left to sort it out.
Based in Newton, close by
We're based in Newton and work in Newton and the cities around it. A visit to look at your deck, or a question after the pour, doesn't mean a long drive for anyone.
Pool decks and backyard concrete work in Newton
In Newton, the Inspectional Services Department issues permits for building, altering and repairing structures and for the use of land, and whether your deck needs one gets settled for your job before we start. When a job needs a permit, we pull it in our name and set up the inspections, and if we aren't sure, we check with the city office first.
Yards near water take more planning here. In Newton, land-altering work within 100 feet of a vegetated wetland, intermittent stream or pond, or within 200 feet of a year-round stream, or in a FEMA or city floodplain, needs review and a permit from the Conservation Commission, and grading and construction both count. Digging out an old deck and regrading for a new one can fall under that, so if a brook or pond is close, the review comes before the pour and shapes the schedule. Many of the decks we work on sit behind older houses with narrow side yards, so we plan how the concrete and the wheelbarrows reach the back without tearing up your lawn, the same as on jobs in Wellesley and Needham.
Questions about concrete pool decks in Newton
How much does a concrete pool deck cost in Newton?
A concrete pool deck in the Boston area usually costs about $11 to $27 per square foot. That's the going rate around here, not our price, and where your deck lands depends on its size, whether the old one comes out, any repair under a coating and the finish you choose. Your own number comes from an estimate at your house once I've seen the deck.
Can I just coat my old concrete pool deck instead of replacing it?
Only if the deck is sound, because a coating isn't a structural fix and the cracks under it will show through again in time. One pool deck guide says a deck that's moving, settling or has several wide cracks needs structural repair before any coating, so plan your budget for that repair first. That's the first thing I check when I see your deck.
Does my concrete contractor need to be registered in Massachusetts?
If you live in the home and it has one to four units, the state requires contractors working on it to be registered as a Home Improvement Contractor. The state also advises confirming before you sign that the contractor will pull the building permit and any others, because a homeowner who applies for the building permit may not be eligible for compensation from the Guaranty Fund. The state's advice for homeowners is on its home improvement contractor page.
How do I keep my pool deck from cracking the coping?
You leave a gap filled with flexible sealant where the deck meets the coping, which is what one coping maker calls for, because without it the deck can push on the coping and the pool's bond beam, the concrete ring along the top of the pool wall, and crack or chip them. The same maker says to check that joint every year and replace the caulk when it cracks, pulls away or breaks down, since most of these caulks last five to ten years. Ask every bidder how they handle that joint.
What is the best way to make a concrete pool deck last through Newton winters?
Start with air-entrained concrete, which has air mixed in so it holds up when it's soaked and goes through freezing and thawing, and so it resists the scaling that ice melt can cause. A pool deck here sees frost every winter, so ask each bidder whether their concrete is air-entrained.
Is stamped concrete too slippery for a pool deck?
It can be, and one pool deck guide says stamped concrete around a pool needs a non-slip additive in the sealer, because the stamped texture alone doesn't give enough grip. Industry guidance also says to wait 28 days after a new pour before sealing, unless an integral sealer is used, so plan for the final coat about a month after the pour. Our stamped concrete page covers the patterns.
Other concrete work around your pool
- Concrete steps construction
Steps from your back door down to the deck take the same wet feet and daily traffic, and a solid set keeps everyone off a crumbling edge.
- Slab foundation building
A pool house, pump shed or outdoor kitchen needs a slab that carries its weight, poured on a packed base so it doesn't settle away from your deck.
Cities we serve around Newton
Excel Newton Concrete is based in Newton, Massachusetts, and 12 cities have their own page on our site, including Brookline and Westwood. That isn't the whole list of where we work, so if you're close by, call and ask.
Newton, MA
Have me look at your pool deck
Send the deck's rough size, a few photos of the cracks and whether a stream, pond or wetland is near your yard, and I'll come out already knowing what to look for.